3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde
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3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde is one of the three isomer
Isomer
In chemistry, isomers are compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formulas. Isomers do not necessarily share similar properties, unless they also have the same functional groups. There are many different classes of isomers, like stereoisomers, enantiomers, geometrical...

s of hydroxybenzaldehyde.

Chemistry

It has been prepared from 3-nitrobenzaldehyde in a sequence of nitro group reduction, diazotization of the amine, and hydrolysis
Hydrolysis
Hydrolysis is a chemical reaction during which molecules of water are split into hydrogen cations and hydroxide anions in the process of a chemical mechanism. It is the type of reaction that is used to break down certain polymers, especially those made by condensation polymerization...

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Metabolism

3-hydroxybenzyl-alcohol dehydrogenase
3-hydroxybenzyl-alcohol dehydrogenase
In enzymology, a 3-hydroxybenzyl-alcohol dehydrogenase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactionThus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 3-hydroxybenzyl alcohol and NADP+, whereas its 3 products are 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde, NADPH, and H+....

 is an enzyme that uses 3-hydroxybenzyl alcohol and NADP+ to produce 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde, NADPH and H+.
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